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Introduction

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Arizona has emerged as a national leader in innovation, R&D investment, and talent development with a diverse range of technology sectors. The Arizona Technology Council advocates on behalf of its membership for policies that will propel success and sustainability, such as recapitalizing the Angel Investment Tax Credit or opposing laws that may prohibit our members’ employees to work safely in Arizona. The results are clearly seen in a growing workforce, a clear pattern of innovation, and engagement of diverse stakeholders. We have continued to see our local technology community grow and flourish in recent years, and Arizona has an incredible opportunity to claim its place in the national playing field of competitive tech markets. We hope this report showcases not only the areas in which we are excelling, but also uncovers areas where we can focus attention to encourage improvement.

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$16,263,543,426

Industry Wages

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155,725

Industry Jobs

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8,197

Firms

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The economic impact of the technology sector in Arizona goes beyond traditional technology occupations and industries. Over half all technology jobs are not in the technology sector at all, but many are in-house positions at companies representing nearly every industry on the map. Specifically, only 48% of technology positions in AZ are those within the tech industry. On the other hand, technology companies employ much more than just tech geeks; they also need traditional administrative, HR, accounting, marketing, and sales positions, just to name a few.

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For every 1 job in information and computer technology, there's 1.04 jobs outside of the sector

Employment Growth (YoY Change)

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Employment Growth (YoY Change)

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Average Industry Pay

California

$117,962

Texas

$88,857

Arizona

$79,799

Utah

$72,071

New Mexico

$66,940

Nevada

No Data

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Average Industry Pay

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Arizona enjoys a diverse mix of tech industries and professions, with the average tech wage nearly doubling the average wage in non-tech sectors. Currently, computer systems design, semiconductor manufacturing, and aerospace product and parts manufacturing representing roughly half of the annual wage totals in the state of Arizona.

STTR Awards

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Preparing the Workforce

For the advanced economy

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One of the biggest and consistent struggles we hear from our members is talent attraction. Despite the Phoenix Valley having a robust population of millennials, there is still a significant shortage of mid-to-high-level technical talent, with many of these positions requiring extensive education.

The Arizona Technology Council is constantly working to improve workforce development and education in Arizona. Our Workforce Development + Education Committee, in collaboration with the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, recently spearheaded an economic development initiative focused on business retention and expansion. The AZ Cybersecurity Workforce Collaborative is made up of industry professionals, educators, and training partners working to address talent shortages of security analysts at the junior, mid, and senior levels. The group has created a website promoting cybersecurity careers in Arizona, AZCyberTalent.com.

The Council also supports the enabling of Arizona K-12 students to gain coding and programming skills in the classroom, and became a founding partner in CSforAZ (Computer Science for Arizona), a statewide initiative bringing together a coalition focused on accelerating CS education and teacher development in Arizona K-12 schools.

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Data & Methodology

How the data in this report was calculated.

METHODOLOGY

This report includes totalling 433,898 data points from 13 measures, collected from 1 public sources (described below). We also estimated 8,099 data points based on our estimation and projection methodology.

Some of the summary data included in the report may not include suppressed data. Data suppression occurs in cases where private, identifying information would be disclosed. In most cases, this does not impact the total values presented in the report, but in cases where there are small industries or areas, data suppressions may reduce the accuracy of the data we can display.

SOURCES

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program publishes a quarterly count of employment and wages reported by employers covering more than 95 percent of U.S. jobs, available at the county, MSA, state and national levels by industry.